Check if your provider supports Single sign-on

Supported apps vary between iOS and tvOS, and also based on your provider (see the list). Here's a list of providers that support Single sign-on:

Blue Ridge

Cable ONE

CenturyLink Prism

Comporium

DIRECTV

Dish

Fidelity Communications

Grande Communications

GVTC

GTA

Hawaiian Telcom

Hotwire

Liberty Cablevision of PR

MCTV

MetroCast

Northland Communications

Service Electric

Service Electric Cablevision

Shentel

Sling TV

Vast Broadband

Vyve Broadband

Wave

WOW!

Even if your provider supports Single sign-on, there still might be apps that you need to open and sign in to individually. To keep your apps updated, turn on automatic updates: On Apple TV, go to Settings > Apps. For iOS, go to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Updates.

Sign in to Single sign-on

When you first use an app included in your pay TV subscription, Single sign-on might ask you to sign in. Or, you can sign in from Settings on your Apple TV or iOS device. Choose your device to get started:

Sign in from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Sign in with your TV-provider account information. Contact your TV provider for help with forgotten usernames or passwords. (Did you sign in from an iOS device that uses iCloud with the same Apple ID as your other iOS devices? If so, all of those devices will also be signed in to your TV provider.)

Check if your apps support Single sign-on

Supported apps might differ between iOS and tvOS, and also based on which TV provider you use. Here's a list of supported apps:

A&E (iOS only)

ABC (iOS and tvOS)

AHC GO (iOS and tvOS)

Animal Planet GO (iOS and tvOS)

Bravo Now (tvOS only)

Cartoon Network (iOS and tvOS)

CNNgo (tvOS only)

Destination America GO (iOS and tvOS)

DIRECTV (iOS only)

Discovery GO (iOS and tvOS)

Discovery Life GO (iOS and tvOS)

Disney Channel (iOS and tvOS)

Disney Junior (iOS and tvOS)

Disney XD (iOS and tvOS)

E! Now (tvOS only)

ESPN (iOS and tvOS)

FOXNOW (tvOS)

Freeform (iOS only)

FXNOW (tvOS)

Hallmark Channel Everywhere (iOS and tvOS)

HBO GO (iOS and tvOS)

History (iOS only)

Investigation Discovery GO (iOS and tvOS)

Lifetime (iOS only)

NBC (iOS and tvOS)

NCAA March Madness (iOS and tvOS)

Pac-12 Now (iOS only)

Science Channel GO (iOS and tvOS)

Syfy Now (tvOS only)

Telemundo Now (tvOS only)

TLC GO (iOS and tvOS)

USA NOW (tvOS only)

Velocity GO (iOS and tvOS)

Watch Cooking Channel (iOS and tvOS)

Watch DIY (iOS and tvOS)

WatchESPN (iOS only)

Watch Food Network (iOS and tvOS)

Watch HGTV (iOS and tvOS)

Watch Travel Channel (iOS and tvOS)

Here's how to see a list of supported apps by provider:

Open the App Store.

Choose the Featured tab.

Scroll down and look for either an icon called TV Providers or an icon of your specific TV provider. Select the icon to see apps that support Single sign-on. The list of supported apps might update as apps add support for Single sign-on.

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